A thought came back to me this week as I've been preparing to offer services at the Circle of Gratitude and Love Learning Center this Sunday. I have a good friend (a Christian) with whom I have many deeper conversations regarding faith. Some time ago, we were discussing the concept of heaven and hell. He said, "hell is the absence of God." I couldn't agree more.
The more removed we are from God, the more fear, pain and loneliness we suffer. When we don't welcome the Sacred into our hearts, much less into our lives, we remove ourselves from the flow of divine energy that permeates the universe.
Conversely, the closer we come to fully living a life with Spirit, the closer we come to God, the more joy, peace, fulfillment and love will fill our lives.
It really is that simple. Yet it is also deeply profound. Our spirits yearn to be one with the Sacred. When we are disconnected, we feel it inside, in our heart, even when we cannot recognize it in our mind. As we devote more of our energy to the spiritual essence of our existence, we feel a sense of completeness that we may not have even known was missing.
For those who may be interested, I'll offer a pair of short mantras that can be used in meditation, or at any time during the day when you want to feel closer to the Divine:
I am a child of the Sacred. I serve the greater good.
Depending on your own life way, you may wish to replace "the Sacred" with God, the Father, Mother, or one of the other names of God. In meditation, I use both phrases; during the day I may, depending on the circumstances, use only one of them. I leave it to the reader to decide what is best for them.
Understanding that we create our own hell when we remove ourselves from the company of the Sacred is an important step toward living a life with Spirit.
In peace,
Lane
The more removed we are from God, the more fear, pain and loneliness we suffer. When we don't welcome the Sacred into our hearts, much less into our lives, we remove ourselves from the flow of divine energy that permeates the universe.
Conversely, the closer we come to fully living a life with Spirit, the closer we come to God, the more joy, peace, fulfillment and love will fill our lives.
It really is that simple. Yet it is also deeply profound. Our spirits yearn to be one with the Sacred. When we are disconnected, we feel it inside, in our heart, even when we cannot recognize it in our mind. As we devote more of our energy to the spiritual essence of our existence, we feel a sense of completeness that we may not have even known was missing.
For those who may be interested, I'll offer a pair of short mantras that can be used in meditation, or at any time during the day when you want to feel closer to the Divine:
I am a child of the Sacred. I serve the greater good.
Depending on your own life way, you may wish to replace "the Sacred" with God, the Father, Mother, or one of the other names of God. In meditation, I use both phrases; during the day I may, depending on the circumstances, use only one of them. I leave it to the reader to decide what is best for them.
Understanding that we create our own hell when we remove ourselves from the company of the Sacred is an important step toward living a life with Spirit.
In peace,
Lane
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